Ted Graham

William Edward Dixon Graham (June 30, 1904 in Owen Sound, Ontario – January 11, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Dixon played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Maroons, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Eagles, Boston Bruins and New York Americans between 1927 and 1937. Prior to turning professional Graham played for the Owen Sound Greys, winning the 1924 Memorial Cup as Canadian junior champions.

Playing career As a junior player Graham played for the Owen Sound Greys, helping them win the 1924 Memorial Cup as Canadian junior champions. He played two seasons of senior hockey before he turning professional in 1926, signing with the Chicago Cardinals of the American Hockey Association. He played for the team for one year, and after they folded Graham moved cross-town to the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Graham's NHL debut came on November 15, 1927, against the Boston Bruins, and his first goal, and only point of the season, was on January 4, 1928, against the Montreal Canadiens.

Partway through the season Graham was traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Prairie Hockey League in January 1928, though Moose Jaw traded him the same day to the Saskatoon Sheiks, where Graham finished the 1927–28 season with. He then signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the AHA, and spent the 1928–29 and most of the 1929–30 seasons there before being traded back to the Black Hawks. He would play the 1935–36 season and the first game of the 1936–37 season with the Bruins, scoring four goals and one assist in 49 games, before being traded to the New York Americans, where he finished the 1936–37 season with, playing 31 games. Graham played a further season in the International American Hockey League before retiring in 1938. Graham subsequently became an ice hockey referee.

Graham played in two Stanley Cup Finals during his career. The first was in 1931 with Chicago, who lost to the Montreal Canadiens. He reached the Final again in 1934 with Detroit, joined by former Owen Sound teammate Cooney Weiland, but lost to the Black Hawks.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1923–24 Owen Sound Greys Exhib 11 3 7 10 — — — — — — 1923–24 Owen Sound Greys Mem-Cup — — — — — 15 7 4 11 — 1924–25 Stratford Indians OHA Sr 20 3 2 5 22 — — — — — 1925–26 London Ravens OHA Sr 20 4 3 7 6 4 0 1 1 2 1926–27 Chicago Cardinals AHA 32 1 1 2 23 — — — — — 1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 19 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 1927–28 Saskatoon Sheiks PHL 12 3 5 8 7 — — — — — 1928–29 Tulsa Oilers AHA 34 10 15 25 38 4 1 0 1 4 1929–30 Tulsa Oilers AHA 15 4 0 4 12 — — — — — 1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 26 1 2 3 23 2 0 0 0 8 1930–31 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 42 0 7 7 38 9 0 0 0 12 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 0 3 3 40 2 0 0 0 2 1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 3 8 11 57 — — — — — 1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 19 2 1 3 10 — — — — — 1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 28 1 0 1 29 9 3 1 4 8 1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 0 2 2 26 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 7 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1934–35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1935–36 Boston Bruins NHL 48 4 1 5 37 2 0 0 0 0 1936–37 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1936–37 New York Americans NHL 31 2 1 3 30 — — — — — 1936–37 Providence Reds IAHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1937–38 New Haven Eagles IAHL 29 0 2 2 14 2 0 0 0 0NHL totals 346 14 25 39 300 24 3 1 4 30